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Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
After hours and hours of frustrating work trying most of the suggestions on these forums to get updates to install, I finally have the simplest of solutions: Don't even entertain the novel concept you need or want a custom install of Office. That's it. That's the new rule. DON'T CUSTOMIZE YOUR MAC (or at least not your Mac Office) !!
I know, I know. Like me, some of you may THINK you don't need Portugese Proofing Tools and you may actually PREFER not to load Microsoft Messenger, but trust me, YOU'RE WRONG. You DO need a complete install if you are ever to get those pesky updaters to work correctly.
You see, apparently in the last year, the developers spent 99.9% of their effort fixing the stuff that's released, then whatever is left over on the actual installers of the fixes. Now I suppose I should be grateful, since it is, after all, the fixes we all really need. But then again, if I can't get the fixes to INSTALL, then I guess all their hard work didn't mean a thing to me then, eh? So I'm feeling a bit - well... taken advantage of.
Do I sound like I'm whining? I hope not. I hope I sound like a frustrated user of a major product of this galaxy's largest software developer. These installers haven't worked for too many users for the most arcane of reasons since Office 2008 was released mid-January of last year. Is it too much for the behemoth to fix the darn things? Is it too much to believe that I could remove or choose to not install unwanted parts and pieces of the software I purchased for my own reasons and needs? For now, at least, the answer is "Yes, it's true. Do not customize your install of Office 2008."
You wanna know the most embarrassing part of this whole thing? The upgrade to 2008 wasn't even worth it to my organization. If this is the best that four years of development and one year of patching can offer, then I would have been willing to wait another year or two for something really compelling. Yes, I know there are those who disagree, such as Exchange users (which we're not). But this is not the forum for a debate - take it elsewhere, as I will do now.
I simply wanted to pass on my experience, the fix that worked for me, and my disappointment, resentment and bitterness at being charged so much, gotten so little and being made to work so hard to get the dang stuff to work as expected.
So now that I finally have the latest updates installed, I have to go back to the monumental task of repairing the damage to literally thousands of critical dates the MS sync services wreaked havoc upon, l while I finish downloading NeoOffice 3.0, and pray it's grown up enough to replace MS Office on the PCs and Macs I support. (and you can bet that someday it will)
- Kevin
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
After hours and hours of frustrating work trying most of the suggestions on these forums to get updates to install, I finally have the simplest of solutions: Don't even entertain the novel concept you need or want a custom install of Office. That's it. That's the new rule. DON'T CUSTOMIZE YOUR MAC (or at least not your Mac Office) !!
I know, I know. Like me, some of you may THINK you don't need Portugese Proofing Tools and you may actually PREFER not to load Microsoft Messenger, but trust me, YOU'RE WRONG. You DO need a complete install if you are ever to get those pesky updaters to work correctly.
You see, apparently in the last year, the developers spent 99.9% of their effort fixing the stuff that's released, then whatever is left over on the actual installers of the fixes. Now I suppose I should be grateful, since it is, after all, the fixes we all really need. But then again, if I can't get the fixes to INSTALL, then I guess all their hard work didn't mean a thing to me then, eh? So I'm feeling a bit - well... taken advantage of.
Do I sound like I'm whining? I hope not. I hope I sound like a frustrated user of a major product of this galaxy's largest software developer. These installers haven't worked for too many users for the most arcane of reasons since Office 2008 was released mid-January of last year. Is it too much for the behemoth to fix the darn things? Is it too much to believe that I could remove or choose to not install unwanted parts and pieces of the software I purchased for my own reasons and needs? For now, at least, the answer is "Yes, it's true. Do not customize your install of Office 2008."
You wanna know the most embarrassing part of this whole thing? The upgrade to 2008 wasn't even worth it to my organization. If this is the best that four years of development and one year of patching can offer, then I would have been willing to wait another year or two for something really compelling. Yes, I know there are those who disagree, such as Exchange users (which we're not). But this is not the forum for a debate - take it elsewhere, as I will do now.
I simply wanted to pass on my experience, the fix that worked for me, and my disappointment, resentment and bitterness at being charged so much, gotten so little and being made to work so hard to get the dang stuff to work as expected.
So now that I finally have the latest updates installed, I have to go back to the monumental task of repairing the damage to literally thousands of critical dates the MS sync services wreaked havoc upon, l while I finish downloading NeoOffice 3.0, and pray it's grown up enough to replace MS Office on the PCs and Macs I support. (and you can bet that someday it will)
- Kevin